Designed by Masakazu Hori, “Osanpo” is a stool inspired by four different dog breeds: Labrador Retriever, Bulldog, Dachshund, and Chihuahua. Via PlayMeDesign by way of NOTCOT.
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D.O.G. Dogs by Brian Mock
D.O.G. Done out of Garage dogs made entirely from found industrial scrap metal by Portland artist and designer Brian Mock. Rube Goldberg meets Jaguar. Awesome!
Visit Brian’s website, for more information dogs and more information about his work. His D.O.G.s are also available at Chicago’s 360see gallery devoted to fine art, furniture and high-end sustainable design.
Via NOTCOT.
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Timmie Dog Spa Ads
ButtToronto based Timmie Doggie Outfitters looks like it has an Internet sensation on its hands with these spots for its dog spa by DDB Canada.
Each ad features a stressed out dog dealing with obsessive thoughts on various dog-centric topics: Butt, Crap, and Crotch. Naughty and hilarious!
Crap
CrotchClick on images to view larger size or visit Ads of the World to read the full transcriptions. And visit Timmie Doggie Outfitters here, and Timmie's blog here.
Via NOTCOT.
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The Sultan Dog Stool
The designers at Ibride wanted people to bond with their furniture. The Sultan Dog Stool does the trick. Discovered by trend tracker Laura Sweet via NOTCOT.
Available at Design My World in red or black. Darling and functional. Love it!
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Sculptural Dog Whimsy
After two days of puppy mill art, I thought we needed a little whimsy. NOTCOT reports Eero Aarnio’s Puppy now comes in sky blue. I’m sure you’ve seen this plastic masterpiece around, but did you know Aarino is the design superstar behind such iconic pieces as the ball chair…
Aarino in his Ball Chair prototype with built in phone.….and the bubble chair?
Both chairs available at InMod.
Turning to street gear, this Nike Dog is burning up the sneaker blogs these days. Unfortunately no one seems to know who did it or why? Please contact me if you do. Originally spotted on SoleCal.com
The perfect pet for sneakerheads.
The pun intended Woofer Speaker System from designer Buro Vormkrijgers offers great sound and two new best friends for your home.
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Great Dane Dog Bowl
Great Dane as in the country, as in Hamlet was a Great Dane, not the breed. Although you could, of course, feed your Great Dane from this exquisite china and walnut functional work of art entitled Coco's Finest China Pet Bowl. Designed by The Pet Project, Denmark and discovered on NOTCOT.
It's my new favorite dog bowl. See more favorites here. And here.
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1000 Demons Features The Devil Dog aka The Beagle
Finding a great new blog is fun. Finding a great new blog at its inception it awesome! In the blogosphere, I always prefer to be early to the party. So, I’m please to introduce my latest favorite blog: 1000 Demons. Katsoulis, the artist/author, describes it as…"[A] project is based on an ancient drawing exercise in which an artist attempts to illustrate 100 demons. Here, the idea has been merged into a blog and expanded to create a bestiary blog of 1000 things I find irksome, vexing, infuriating and wrong. It is more than just an exercise in drawing 1000 demons; it is a beautiful excuse to rant."
Demon no. 7, The Beagle, sparked quite a bit of controversy on his blog. With apologies to all the Beagle lovers out there (and Uno), I’m including it here, since it’s the only dog featured so far. But in the artist’s defense, if a ferocious dog attacked you as a child, you wouldn’t be keen on the breed either.
P.S. Katsoulis is also taking suggestions. Here are some of my own demons:
– people who used the word nonplussed to mean the exact opposite of what it means.
– 3 pronged forks
– dudes who don’t neuter their dogs, because they somehow take the procedure personally
– the R in the Radio Shack logo that touches the edge of the circle that surrounds it. (poor kerning in general)
– cell phone-holding, Hummer-driving, left-turn-makers who don’t use their turn signal
– being served steak without a steak knife. Really? You’re making me ask? (do I have cutlery issues, or what?)
– Hillary Clinton saying "ready and tested" like she’s just had all her shots.Add your pet peeves here or on the 1000 Demons. Let me know if he uses yours. This one will be fun to watch.
via NOTCOT.
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Clutch Dachshund Bag
The clutch continues to be a big trend for spring. If your Doxie selfishly refuses to carry your lipstick, keys, and wallet in his mouth, here’s a solution: the Dachshund Bag by designers Caroline Borger & Klaartje de Hartog. Available in brown, black and red for £65.00 at Dutch by Design.
Close up of the black version. (Although it looks a little brown to me.)
The red one would make a great Valentine’s Day gift for you Dachshund-obsessed girlfriend!Originally spotted on NOTCOT.
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Laika Film
November 3, 2007 was the 50th anniversary of Laika the Russian space dog’s doomed launch in Sputnik 2. I had planned to write an extensive post about how she has gone on to influence our popular culture. But honestly, her story made me too sad, and I let the anniversary slip by.
Since then, Laika keeps popping up in my life, in news stories, in emails, art exhibits, and matchbox labels. I think she wanted her day of recognition. And no one deserves it more than this poor little street mutt sent on a reckless mission for the glory of heartless men.
This Laika film/Zune ad by Ro Rao gives her story a bittersweet twist of a happy ending. Music is by the Aliens.
Originally spotted on NOTCOT.
